inhold 
inhold(in-hold'), P. t. ; prut, and pp. iuhcM, ppr. 
nilinliliii/i. [<(-! + hold 1 .] To have inherent ; 
contain within. [Hare.] 
Light . . . which the sun inholdelk and casteth forth. 
Raleigh. 
inholdert (in -hoi 'dor), n. An iudwoller, or 
anything indwelling; an inhabitant or occu- 
pant; in the extract, the active forces of na- 
ture. 
I [Dome Nature] do possesse the worlds moit regiment ; 
As if ye please it into parts divide, 
And every parts inhnlden to convent, 
Shall to your eyes appeare incontinent. 
Spenser, F. Q., VII. vtt 17. 
inhOOpt (ill-hop'), V. t. (< i-l + hoop 1 .] To 
confine or inclose as with a hoop or hoops; 
coop up. 
His quails ever 
Beat mine, inhoop'd, at odds. 
Shale., A. and C., U. 3. 
inhospitable (in-hos'pi-ta-bl), a. [< OP. inhos- 
pitable = Sp. inhospitable; as in- 3 + hospitable.] 
Not hospitable ; indisposed to exercise hospi- 
tality; unfavorable or inimical to visitors ; not 
affording accommodation or shelter : as, an in- 
lit>.*/>ittible tribe; inhospitable wilds. 
Since togs'd from shores to shores, from lands to lands. 
Inhospitable rocks, and barren sands. Dryden, Jineid. 
Jael, who with inhospitable guile 
Smote Sisera sleeping, through the temples nail'd. 
Maton,S. A.,1. 989. 
Have yon no touch of pity, that the poor 
Stand starv'd at your tnAo//i(oWe door? 
Camper, Prog, of Err., L 260. 
inhospitableness (in-hos'pi-ta-bl-nes), n. The 
quality of being inhospitable. 
inhospitably (in-hos'pi-ta-bli), adv. In an in- 
hospitable manner ; unkindly. 
inhospitalt, . [< OF. inhosnital = Sp. inhoitpi- 
tal; as i- 3 + 'hospital.'] Inhospitable. 
Lonely hermit's cage inhmpitall. 
Sp. Hall, sin irr.s IT. 5. 
inhospitality (in-hos-pi-tal'i-ti), ti. Inhospita- 
bleness. lip. Ball, Balm of Gilead, x. $ 2. 
inhuman (in-hu'man), a. [= P. inhumain = 
Sp. Pg. iiilin inn mi = It. iiiHiiKtni), inhuman, < L. 
inhumanus, not suitable to the human condition, 
rude, savage, ill-bred, also LL. superhuman, < 
L. in- priv. + humunus, human : see human. Cf. 
inhumane.] 1 . Not human ; not governed by 
feelings proper to human nature; specifically, 
not humane; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel. 
lie did not only scorn to read your letter, 
But, most inhuman as he is, he curs'd you, 
i 'in s tl you most bitterly. 
Fletcher, Spanish Curate, i. 2. 
Princes and peers, attend ! while we impart 
To you the thoughts of no inhuman heart. 
Pope, Odyssey, vii. 246. 
2. Not proper to human nature ; destitute of 
human quality; specifically, showing want of 
humanity ; marked by uufeelingness or cruelty. 
Thy deed, inhuman and unnatural, 
Provokes this deluge most unnatural. 
SAo*., Rich. Ill i. ' 
Thou most unjust, most odious in our eyes 1 
I n/i n ma it discord is thy dire delight, 
The waste of slaughter, and the rage of fight. 
Pope, mad, T. 1098. 
The place yielded to the Emperor, whose soldiers soon 
surrendered themselves to the inhuman excesses of war. 
Simmer, Orations, I. 221. 
= Syn. Pitiless, merciless, brutal, ruthless, remorseless, 
inhumane (in-hu-mau' ), n. [Formerly identical 
with inhuman, but in present form and accent 
like humane, directly from the L.; < L. iiihuma- 
nus, savage, inhuman, < in- priv. + Inimanus, 
human, humane: see inhuman.] Not humane; 
inhuman; hard-hearted; cruel. 
Bloud was so odious in each Ethnicke's sight, 
That who did kill (as inhumane) none lov d. 
Stirling, Doomes day. The Fifth Hour. 
inhumanelyt (in-hu-man'li), ado. Inhumanly. 
inhumanity (in-hu'-man'i-ti), n. [= P. inliu- 
iiiiniili' = Sp. inliiiiiiitiiiiliid = Pg. inhumaiiidade 
= It. inumiiuita, < L. inhumaiiita(t-)s, inhuman 
conduct, barbarity, ill breeding, < inhuman us, 
inhuman: soc inhuman.] The state or quality 
of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty; bar- 
barity. 
Howsoeuer the bodies of these men before the Floud 
wen- composed, certain their mindes were disposed to all 
monstrous inhumaniti/, which hastened llu'ir di-st ruction. 
Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 38. 
Mini's inhumanity toman 
Makes countless thousands mourn ! 
/Vr/t-, M;tn was made to Mourn. 
= Syn. I "kindness, brutality, ruthlessness. 
inhumanly (iii-liu'm;iii-li), atlr. In an inhuman 
manner; with cruelty ; barbarously. 
3099 
inhumatet (in'hu-mat), p. t. [< L. iw/i//.v. 
pp. of itili/iiiiin-fj bury: see inhume.] To in- 
hnme. Builry, 1731. 
inhumation (in-hu-ma'shon). n. [= 8p. in- 
humation = It. inumaziotie, < L. as if *inhu- 
matio(n-),<.inhumare,bury: see inhu mate.] 1. 
The act of burying in the ground, especially as 
opposed to incremation ; interment. 
The soberest nations hare rested In two ways, of simple 
Miuinnlivn and burning. Sir T. Browne, Urn-burial, I. 
In the year 1810, a case of living inhumation happened 
in France, attended with circumstances which go far to 
warrant the assertion that truth is, indeed, stranger than 
fiction. Pat, Tales, I. 327. 
2. In i-lt i- HI., a method, now obsolete, of digest- 
ing substances by burying the vessel containing 
them in warm earth or manure, 
inhume (in-hum' ),. t. ; pret. and pp. inhumed, 
ppr. inhuming. [= P. inhumer = Sp. inkumar 
= It. inumari; < L. ini<flmre,bury in the ground, 
< in, in, + hwntts, ground: see humus. Cf. ex- 
hume.] 1. To deposit in the earth, as a dead 
body; bury; inter. 
They had a neate Chapell, In which the heart of the 
Duke of Clere, their founder, lies inhum'd under a plate 
of brasse. Evelyn, Diary, Sept 17, 1641. 
No hand his bones shall gather or inlimnt. 
Pope, Iliad, xxl. 376. 
2. In client., to digest in a vessel surrounded 
with warm earth or manure. 3*. To serve as 
a tomb for. 
We took notice of an old-conceited tomb, which m- 
humt'l a harmless shepherd. 
Sir T. Herbert, Travels, p. 126. 
-inl. [NL., L.,masc. pi. of -inus: see -in 1 , -ine 1 .] 
A suffix forming New Latin names of some 
froups in zoology, as in Acanthurini, Salmonini, 
tenini. 
Inia 1 (in'i-ft), n. [NL., from a S. Arner. name.] 
A genus of delphinoid odontocete cetaceans, 
type of the familv Iniidte. It contains the Ama- 
zonian dolphin, /. geu/renrii or /. Mirinuin, about 8 feet 
long, with the dorsal fin a mere ridge, a long cylindrical 
snout, the jaws armed with from 104 to 132 teeth, the verte- 
bne about 40, the ribs 13, and the sternum consisting of a 
single piece. F. Cumer, 1836. 
inia-, n. Plural of inion 2 . 
inial (in'i-al), a. [< inimP + -al.] In anat., of 
or pertaining to the inion. 
iniid (in'i-id), . A member of the family 
Iniidce. 
Iniidae (i-ni'i-de), . pi. [NL., < Inia (native 
name in Bolivia) + -idee.] A family of dol- 
phins, of the order Cete and suborder Denticete, 
typified by the genus Inia. They have the pro- 
longed rostrum and other characters of the Delphinouita, 
lacrymal bones coalesced with the jugals, the tubercular 
and capitular articulations of the ribs blending posteri- 
orly, unosslned costal cartilages, rudimentary maxillary 
crests, teeth mostly with complete cingulum, eyes of mod- 
erate size, and a transversely crescent-shaped blow-hole. 
Also Iniincr, as a subfamily of Plalanistidce. 
inimaginablet (in-i-maj'i-na-bl), a. [= F. im- 
maginable = Sp. inimagindble = It. inimagina- 
bile; as i'n-3 + imaginable.] Unimaginable; 
inconceivable. Dp. Pearson. 
inimical (i-nim'i-kal), a. [< ML. inimicalis, 
unfriendly, hostile, t L. iuimicus, unfriendly, 
an enemy: see inimieous, enemy 1 .] 1. Having 
the disposition or temper of an enemy; un- 
friendly; hostile: chiefly applied to private en- 
mity. 
I am sorry the editors of the Review should so construe 
my article as to suppose It inimical to the free circulation 
of the Scriptures. Sydney Smith, To John Murray. 
2. Adverse; hurtful; repugnant. 
Associations in defence of the existing power of the sov- 
ereign are not, in their spirit, inimical to the constitution. 
Btami, Political Associations (ITWiX 
The reaction which ensued throughout the continent 
upon the collapse of the revolutionary outbreak was in- 
imical to the political principles for which Sardinia had 
contended. /,'. Dicey, Victor Emmanuel, p. 109. 
= 8yn. Artrte, Adctrte, etc. (see hostile), unfriendly, an- 
tagonistic, opposed, hurtful. 
inimicality (i-uim-i-kari-ti), n. [< inimical + 
it i/.] The state of being inimical; hostility; 
unfriendliness. Boucher. 
inimically (i-nim'i-kal-i), adv. In an inimical, 
adverse, or unfriendly manner. 
inimicitioust, a. [< L. as if 'inimicitiosus, < ini- 
micitia, hostility, < inimicus, hostile: see inimi- 
eous.] Inimical; unfriendly. 
His majesty's subjects, with all the inimititioti* passions 
Inch belong to them. Sterne, Tristram Shandy, iv. -a. 
inimicoust (i-nun'i-kus), fl. [< L. inimicus, un- 
t'rirndly, liostile, < IK- priv. + amicus, friendly, 
a friend, < amare, love : see amor. Cf. enemy 1 , 
ult. < L. inimicus.] Inimical. 
And indeed (besides that they [radishes] decay the teeth) 
\IH rieiice tells us that ... it is hard of digestion, in- 
i;>ii,Miij to the stomach. Eotlyn, AceUria. 
iniquitous 
inimitability (in-iin'i-ta-l.il'i-ti), n. [= F. iu- 
imitnlii/iti : : KCfinimitablc&nd-bility.] Thequal- 
ity of being inimitable. 
Truths must have an eternal existence In tome under- 
standing : or rather they are the same with that under- 
standing Itself, considered as variously representative, 
according to the various model of inunitaljtiiln or parti- 
cipation, aorrii. 
inimitable (in-im'i-ta-bl), a. [= F. inimitable 
= Sp. inimitable = Pg. inimitartl = It. inimitn- 
bile, < L. inimitabilis, that may not be imitated, 
< in- priv. + imitabilis, that may be imitated : 
see iniititti/i:] Not imitable ; incapable of be- 
ing imitated or copied; surpassing imitation. 
Thick with sparkling orient gems 
The portal shone, inimitable on earth 
By model or by shading pencil drawn. 
Milton, P. L., iii. MS. 
The original national genius may now come forward In 
Perfectly new forms, without the sense of oppression from 
inimitable models. De Quincey, Style, III. 
= Syn. Matchless, peerless. 
inimitableness (in-im'i-ta-bl-nes), n. Inimita- 
bility. 
inimitably (in-im'i-ta-bli), adv. In an inimi- 
table manner; to a degree beyond imitation. 
Charms such as thine, inimitably great. Broome. 
These two small but inimitably nne Poems ("L'AHegro" 
and "II Penseroso " ] are as exquisite as can be conceived. 
// Blair, Rhetoric, xL 
in infinitum (in in-fi-ni'tum). [L. : in, in; IH- 
Jtnitum, ace. neut. of infnitus, infinite : see - 
finite.] Without limit ; indefinitely. 
in initio (in i-uish'i-6). [L.: in, in ; initio, abl. 
of i /i iii n in, a beginning: see initial.] In the be- 
ginning; at the outset. 
in integrant (in in'te-grum). (X. : in, in ; tn- 
tcgrum, ace. neut. of integer, entire: see integer, 
entire.] Entire. 
in Invitum(in in-vi'tum). [L. : in, in; intittim, 
ace. of in i'ii us. unwilling, reluctant.] Against 
the unwilling; compulsory. A decree divesting an 
insolvent or bankrupt of his property by adverse proceed- 
ings Is said to be in ineitutn, as contrasted with a volun- 
tary assignment for the benefit of creditors. 
iniome (in'i-om), n. Any member of the Iniomi. 
Iniomi (in-i-6'mi), n. pi. [NL., < Or. tviav, the 
muscle at the back of the neck (see ini'on^), + 
<i//of, shoulder: see humertis.] A suborder or 
an order of teleost fishes, having the shoulder- 
girdle disconnected from the side of the crani- 
um and at most impinging upon the back of the 
cranium at the nape or nuchal region, and the 
coracoid bones and actinosts normally devel- 
oped. It includes fishes of the families Nyno- 
dontid<E, Scopelidte, Chauliodontida;, Alepisauri- 
dce, Sternoptychida; and a number of others. 
iniomous (in-i-6'mus), a. [< Iniomi + -.] 
Pertaining to the Iniomi, or having their char- 
acters. 
The characteristics and families of iniomoui fishes. 
Science, VII. 874 a. 
inionH (in'yon), n. [Also corruptly ingan, in- 
gen, ingun; var. of onion: see onion.] An on- 
ion. This pronunciation is shown, without the 
changed spelling, in the second extract. 
Your case in lawe is not worth an t'nfon. 
J. Heyvood, Spider and File (ISM). 
And you that delight In trulls and minions, 
Come buy my four ropes of hard St. Thomas's onion*. 
K. Taylor, Hog hath Lost his Pearl (Hazlett s Dodsley, 
[XI. 438), 
inion 2 (in'i-on), n.; pi. inia (-ft). [< Gr. Mm, 
the muscle between the occiput and the back, 
the back of the head, the nape of the neck, < 
if (iv-), a sinew, fiber, lit. strength, force, orig. 
*Fiy = li.vis (cir-), force: see rim.] In anat., a 
ridge of the occiput to which muscles of the 
nape are attached; now, specifically, the ex- 
ternal occipital protuberance. 
Inlophthalmat (inM-of-thal'mii). w. pi. [NL., 
< Gr. Iviov, the muscle at the back of the neck, 
+ o^ftjfyiof, eye.] A tribe of proboscidiferous 
gastropods, having the eyes sessile behind the 
tentacles. The principal families are Actaonidu: 
Pyramidellidce, and Oolariida: 
iniquitablet, a. [Var. of inequitable, after ini- 
fjutty.] Same as inequitable. 
Who ever pretended to gainsay or resist an Act of Par- 
liament, although ... It may be as iniouiiable as any 
action of a single person can be? 
Roger Xorth, Examen, p. 333. 
iniquitous ( i-nik'wi-tus), a. [< iniquity + -oug.] 
Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked: an, 
an iniifiiitouii bargain. 
In this dty Athens there were parties, and avowed ones 
too, for the Persians, Spartans, and Macedonians, sap- 
ported r uch of them by one or more demagogues pen- 
-J! ir ! ;in<l bribed l<> this iiiitiuitotu service. 
fiiiriv, Vinil. of Nat. Society. 
